Phrai Bueng is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the central part of Sisaket Province

Sisaket Province

Sisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...

, northeastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phayu

Amphoe Phayu

Phayu is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 30 1994, when five tambon were split off from Mueang Sisaket...

, Si Rattana

Amphoe Si Rattana

Si Rattana is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phayu, Nam Kliang, Benchalak, Kantharalak, Khun Han and Phrai Bueng.-History:...

, Khun Han

Amphoe Khun Han

Khun Han is a district in the southern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:In 1958 the minor district Khun Han was upgraded to a full district.-Geography:...

, Khukhan

Amphoe Khukhan

- Geography :Neighboring districts are Prang Ku, Wang Hin, Phrai Bueng, Khun Han and Phu Sing of Sisaket Province, and Buachet and Sangkha of Surin Province....

 and Wang Hin

Amphoe Wang Hin

Wang Hin is a district in the central part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Sisaket, Phayu, Phrai Bueng, Khukhan, Prang Ku and Uthumphon Phisai....

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History

The area of the district was originally part of Khukhan district

Amphoe Khukhan

- Geography :Neighboring districts are Prang Ku, Wang Hin, Phrai Bueng, Khun Han and Phu Sing of Sisaket Province, and Buachet and Sangkha of Surin Province....

. On October 1 1969 the tambon Phrai Bueng, Samrong Phlan, Din Daeng and Prasat Yoe were split off and formed the new minor district (King Amphoe) Phrai Bueng. On August 22 1975 it was upgraded to a full district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Phrai Bueng is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Phrai Bueng and Samrong Phlan. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Phrai Bueng	ไพรบึง	21	16,121
2.	Din Daeng	ดินแดง	9	5,108
3.	Prasat Yoe	ปราสาทเยอ	11	4,872
4.	Samrong Phlan	สำโรงพลัน	17	11,448
5.	Suk Sawat	สุขสวัสดิ์	12	5,634
6.	Non Pun	โนนปูน	11	4,393